Speakers 2026

Lars Sievers is Country Manager at Cooke Europe. He is an experienced seafood industry professional with extensive expertise across the European retail market, having managed and developed both....

Liris is a passionate female founder of JALA, a shrimp startup based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Over the past seven years, she has led the company in transforming shrimp farms with technology and data....

Lissy Smit is Global Head of Sustainability for Rabobank’s International Client franchise. In her role she is responsible for the sustainability strategy for Rabobank’s global rural and wholesale....

Maarten has served as CEO of Skretting, Nutreco’s aquaculture business line since September 2025. He joined Nutreco in 2021, working for the company's livestock feed business line as Managing Director....

Marcelo Vélez graduated as a Chemical Engineer and later earned a degree in Food Technology Engineering. He began his career in the brewing industry before transitioning to the shrimp sector. In 2000....

Maria Filipa Castanheira is the Standards Manager for Health and Welfare at the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), where she works at the intersection of science, industry, and policy to advance....

Melanie Siggs has worked internationally in strategic roles for both commercial and NGO organisations across the food and timber sectors. She has specialised in fisheries and aquaculture over the past....

Mike Turenhout is Director of the Visfederatie/VIV representing the fish processing industry and wholesale sector in the Netherlands. He also serves as a board member of AIPCE-CEP, the European....

Miles Moncada currently works as a Business Development Manager at Laitram Machinery in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was born in Latin America, lived in Europe in the early 2000’s, and now calls New....

Nicola Hunter is a passionate seafood industry expert with 26 years’ experience across wild-capture and farmed supply chains. As Seafood Purchasing Director at Hilton Foods Seachill, her focus is on....